Canton Bend Methodist Church Cemetery
Originally
surveyed by Connie Hines and Bonnie Mitchell
Updated by
Cindy McCoy, April 20, 2001
June 18,
1920
Budded on
earth to bloom in heaven
Purnell
Field STROTHER
July 23,
1885
Jan. 20,
1957
He has gone
to the mansion
Eleanor
Peeke STROTHER
Feb. 9,
1895
Sept. 3,
1977
To live in
hearts we leave behind is not to die
Purnell
Field STROTHER, Jr.
April 28,
1927
June 22,
1978
Margaret
Moore HOOPER
June 10,
1914
Jan. 24,
1959
Gone but
not forgotten to be met in a better world
William
Andrew (Andy) HOOPER
Dec. 15,
1905
Dec. 18,
1952
Earth has
no sorrow that heaven can not heal
Annie Peek
OUTLAW
Jan. 24,
1885
Dec. 2,
1968
At rest
Daisy Dale
STROTHER
April 27,
1893
May 5, 1971
George
Hicks STROTHER
Nov. 18,
1872
April 21,
1937
Annie E.
BRYANT
wife of
George H.
STROTHER
Oct. 21,
1871
Sept. 1,
1914
Eastern
Star Symbol
Elizabeth
W. COOK
Feb. 1841
Oct. 1919
E. H.
COOK (Masonic Symbol)
Born Aug.
18, 1839
Died Aug.
26, 1907
His end was
peace
Large Slab
No Name
Mary
Eleanor PRIMM
Wife of A.
B. MOORE
Jan. 18,
1858
July 12,
1936
Mother
Bryant P.
BRYANT
wife of
Claude B.
BRYANT Sr.
Sept. 1,
1890
Aug. 16,
1961
Claude
Bernard BRYANT
Mar. 22,
1867
May 20,
1939
Edith
VIVIAN
infant
daughter of
C. B. and
E. M. BRYANT
William
Monroe BRYANT Jr.
Born March
21, 1902
Died Jan.
8, 1904
Suffer
little children to come into me, and forbid them not, of such is the kingdom of
God
Daughter of
C. B. and E. M. BRYANT
Died in infancy
Charlotte
Erwin TAIT
Born Feb.
5, 1904
Died Nov.
30, 1974
Beloved
daughter, sister, aunt, and friend
Roger
Baldridge TAIT
Born May
13, 1930
Died
October 25, 1998
Rosalie
1863 - 1938
Marsh BRYAN
1860 - 1919
W. P.
1858 - 1934
Rado E.
LEEMAN
Born March
11, 1897
Died March
11, 1974
Ellie Hope
Tait LEEMAN
Born May 6,
1907
Died June
14, 1998
Maggie
infant
daughter of
F. S. and
Maggie M. TAIT
Born Cot.
4, 1909
Died Aug.
3, 1912
Thomas
Winston TAIT
Born July
15, 1905
Died Jan.
30, 1927
God took
him and he is now another link to heaven
Ellen
Jasperson TAIT
Born May
20, 1906
Died Feb.
15, 1991
“Mama”
Julian
Marsh TAIT
Born Jan.
26, 1900
Died Apr.
18, 1974
A man of
patience and goodness
He loved
God and people
Frank Shopshire
TAIT
Born March
1865
Died Dec.
11, 1928
They who
knew him best will bless his name
Maggie
Marsh TAIT
wife of
Frank S.
TAIT
Born Feb.
8, 1868
Died Oct.
31, 1950
Blessed are
the pure in heart
Ebbie M.
STROTHER
wife of C.
B. BRYANT
Sept. 22,
1874
Sept. 11,
1917
Ruth B.
CAPELL
Oct. 3,
1894
Feb. 25,
1961
Mother
Anna BRYANT
wife of
William
Monroe BRYANT
Died July
10, 1914
Father
William
Monroe BRYANT
Born Mar.
15, 1836
Died Jan.
22, 1915
He
surrendered with Lee
Claude
Darby THOMPSON
Born Sept.
3, 1876
Died July
13, 1959
Elizabeth
(Bessie) BRYANT
Wife of
Claude
Darby THOMPSON
Born Oct.
30, 1881
Died Sept.
14, 1977
James MCL.
son of
T. B. and
Olive P. STROTHER (Small Child)
May 6, 1919
Thomas
Beathea STROTHER
Sept. 11,
1869
Aug. 23,
1939
Husband
in loving
remembrance of
George H.
STROTHER
Born Jan.
1, 1820
Died Sept.
21, 1890
Mother
Selina C.
WEAR
Wife of
Geo. H.
STROTHER
Aug. 19,
1841
Sept. 21,
1895
Dedicated
to our sainted mother
In memory
of our beloved pastor who served us at this place
without
intermission 10 years
Rev. John
C. WEAR
was born in
Tenn.
Oct. 7,
1807 and
Died June
22, 1874
Mark the
perfect man and Behold the upright for the end of
that man is
peace
Thomas H.
SEAVER
Died Oct.
30, 1852
AE. 34
Sacred to
the memory of our little boy
infant son
of
Daniel and
Amelia J. SMITH
He died
July 22, 1834
Aged 10
months and 15 days
Sacred to
the memory of Ann
wife of
Duncan C. SMITH
aged 28
years
I would not
have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that you
sorrow
not, even
as others which have no hope. For if we
believe that Jesus died and rose even so them
also which
sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him
Mother=s
Grave 1 Thess. 4:13,
14
Sacred to
the memory of
Duncan
Crawford SMITH
who died
Aug. 10, 1851
aged 57
yrs.
I am the
resurrection, and the life: He that believeth in me, though he were dead; yet
shall he live: And whosoever liveth and
believeth in me shall never die.
Believeth thou this?
Father=s
Grave John
XI : 25 - 26
Mother=s
Grave
Mrs. Sarah
SMITH
Died May 1,
1839
aged 80
yrs.
Sarah SMITH
died Sept.
22, 1841
aged 59 yrs.
11 mon. and 10 days
Blessed are
the dead who die in the Lord
S. J. SMITH
Born Sept.
20, 1861
Died Aug.
14, 1903
Irvin SMITH
Born Apr.
24, 1849
Died Feb.
21, 1918
Sacred to
the memory of
Benjamin
Franklin
oldest son
of Daniel and Amelia J. SMITH
who was
born April 22, 1847
and died
Nov. 22, 1863
Aged 16
yrs. and 7 months
He is not
dead but sleepeth
Stone
fallen over
Broken
brick grave. no marker (small)
To the
memory of Sarah Ann
wife of
John McARTHUR
she
departed this life
April the
5th 1857
aged 46
yrs. and 1 month
It is a
faithful saving for if we be dead with him we shall also live with him
Large
broken brick grave right next to Sarah Ann
In memory
of John Thomas MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
Oct. 13,
1827
aged 1 yr.
and 2 days
S. B. (small
child grave with MCARTHUR=S)
In memory
of Jane Eliza MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
June 1,
1834
aged 4
months and 3 days
In memory
of Martha Ann MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
July 12,
1838
aged 1
month and 8 days
In memory
of Neill Harlec MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
Aug. 1,
1844
Aged 5 yrs.
1 month and 12 days
In memory
of Margaret Ann MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
Nov. 16,
1848
aged 17
months and 11 days
In memory
of Henry McNeill MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
June 18,
1852
Aged 1 yr 4
months and 11 days
To the
memory of Sarah Ann
wife of
John MCARTHUR
she
departed this life
April the
5th 1857
aged 46
yrs, and 1 month
It is a
faithful saying for if we be dead with him we shall also live with him
Large
broken brick grave right next to Sarah Ann
In memory
of John Thomas MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
Oct. 13,
1827
aged 1yr.
and 2 days
S. B.
(Small child grave with MCARTHUR=S)
In memory
of Jane Eliza MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
June 1,
1834
Aged 4
months and 3 days
In memory
of Martha Ann MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
July 12,
1838
aged 1
month and 8 days
In memory
of Neill Harlec MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
Aug. 1,
1844
aged 5 yrs.
1 month and 12 days
In memory
of Margaret Ann MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
Nov. 16,
1848
aged 17
months and 11 days
In memory
of Henry McNeill MCARTHUR
who
departed this life
June 18,
1852
Aged 1 yr 4
months and 11 days
3 brick
graves in a row. No markers (large)
Sacred to
the memory of Eunice Rebecca MATHEWS
infant
daughter of Wm. T. and Dorothy MATHEWS
She was
born Oct. 6, 1814
and died
Jan. 15, 1815
Bricked up
open grave. No marker
Inside the
High Brick Fence:
Martha
Robins PHARR
1831 - 1902
George
Mathews PHARR
1830 - 1903
William
Lindsey
son of
George Mathews and Ida Lindsey PHARR
Born Dec.
3, 1892
Died Apr.
26, 1916
Andasia
Robins
wife of
William T. PURNELL
Apr. 4,
1846
March 11,
1924
The Lord is
my shepherd
Sacred to
the memory of
Henrietta
ROBINS
widow of
Jno. L. B. ROBINS
and
daughter of Lemuel and Hannah SHOWELL
Born in
Worcester Co. Md.
Jan. 28,
1806
emigrated
to Ala. 1838
died Feb.
22, 1872
aged 66
yrs. and 24 days
Blessed are
the dead which die in the Lord
Father=s
grave
sacred to
the memory of John L. B. ROBINS
son of
Littleton ROBINS and Martha his wife
He was born
in Worcester Co. Md.
June 11,
1802
emigrated
to Ala. 1838
and
departed this life
Nov. 30,
1850
AE. 48
years 5 months and 16 days
My wife, my
children meet me in heaven
Sacred to
the memory of Mary
infant
daughter of
G. M. and
M. E. H. PHARR
she died on
the 3rd of June 1851
aged 7
months and 12 days
Weep not
dear Father and Mother for though the bud was nipped in infancy
here below
may yet behold it sweetly blooming, to bloom forever
in glory
Mother=s
grave
sacred to
the memory of
Mary S.
JOHNSON
daughter of
Littleton ROBINS and Martha his wife
she was
born this life
Dec. 7,
1851
AE. 43 yrs.
4 months and 15 days
Many were
her afflictions on earth but the Lord has delivered her out of them all.
Sacred to
the memory of Samuel W. ROBINS
who was
born Feb. 4th 1828
and
departed this life
Dec. 3,
1853
AE. 25 yrs.
and 10 months
To the
memory of Charles B. SAVAGE
died Oct.
28, 1858
aged 23
years 5 months and 3 days
The
sunlight of his presence has faded from my pathway forever. M.
In memory
of M. Adele SAVAGE
died Dec.
20, 1858
aged 1 yr.
and 18 days
Large
broken grave
Sacred to
the memory of Anna Maria GIBSIN
wife of
Samuel A. GIBSIN
born March
6, 1834
and departed
this life
February
16th 1854
aged 19
years 11 months and 10 days
Mother
Margaret
Ellen
wife of J.
J. KIMBROUGH
March 26,
1838
March 12,
1908
Father
John J.
KIMBROUGH
May 8, 1839
January 24,
1893
Samuel
Our Darling
Boy
Samuel W.
Son of J.
and S. S. ROBINS
died Sept.
20, 1863
aged 4
years, 10 months and 15 days
End of
inside brick fence
Columbus
Marion JACKSON
born Jan
26,
died April
11, 1906
Malcolm
LYLES
Jan. 9,
1877
Dec. 13,
1960
Julia A.
LYLES
March 12,
1890
February
23, 1975
Barnett
Lyles DUNAWAY
Jan. 30,
1886 - Jan. 20, 1937
wife of
Hunter L. DUNAWAY, Sr.
Infant son
of
Mattie and
Percy GATES
Feb. 1949
Sallie
wife of
Clark LYLES
Born April
1857
died Jan.
22, 1887
By thy
hands the born was given, Thou has taken but thine own.
Lord of
earth and God of heaven, Evermore thy will be done.
Sacred to
the memory of Caroline V.
wife of
Edward D. BEARD
who
departed this life
Nov. 6th,
1844
aged 30
years, 4 months and 24 days
Sacred to
the memory of Edward D. BEARD
who
departed this life
August
20th, 1844
aged 35
years, 2 months and 18 days
Nancy
Relict of
Jos.
PICKETT
Died Dec.
31, 1870
Aged ----
Columbus F.
MCMILLON
(stone is
illegible)
Elizabeth
A.
Relict of
C. F.
MCMILLON
born Jan.
11, 1835
died May 3,
1881
Rachel Ella
beloved
wife of
P. W. PRIMM
born Feb.
26, 1854
died Dec.
24, 1880
Henrietta
A.
wife of
John B. PRIMM
Born Feb.
28, 1824
Died Feb.
28, 1868
Unmarked
John B.
PRIMM
born near
Lawrence C. H., S. C.
Sept. 18,
1825
died in
Wilcox Co., Ala.
July 29,
1887
Unmarked
Peachman W.
PRIMM
Alabama
Pvt. 324
Inf. 81 Div.
World War I
April 23,
1886 - Dec. 16, 1940
Unmarked
Unmarked
Unmarked
Bricks
Bricks
Bricks
Julius E.
ALFORD
born
January 21, 1872
died May
29, 1910
Although he
sleeps, his memory doth live. Brilliant orator, able and upright judge,
faithful friend.
Eliza E.
ALFORD
born Aug.
23, 1830
died March
15, 1913
Earth has
no sorrow that heaven cannot heal
William
Thomas ALFORD
born Jan,
3, 1826
died April
20, 1905
Although he
sleeps, his memory doth live.
Bricks
Bricks
Bricks
Our Babe
Infant
daughter of Walter R. And Julia E. ALFORD
born Aug.
3, 1882
Died Sept.
25, 1882
Suffer
little children to come unto me. And forbid them not, for such is the kingdom
of God.
Jennie E.
Wife of
Malcolm W. SMITH
daughter of
Wm. And Eliza Alford
Born Wilcox
Co., Ala.
Died in
Canton, Ala.
Oct 1, 1882
Ingram A.
Foster
June 23,
1906
August 6,
1924
Anne Eliza
Alford
wife of
Joseph Eugene Strother
Feb. 17,
1854
Dec. 8,
1936
God=s
greatest gifts returned to God.
My Mother.
In loving
remembrance of our Father
Joseph E.
Strother
Born Oct.
23, 1847
Died Oct.
28, 1904
AYea I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for Thou art
with me, Thy rod and Thy staff will comfort me@. Psalm XXIII-4
M. Tobie
Etta
daughter of
J.E. and A.E. Strother
Born Aug.
9, 1873
Died July
26, 1889
The light
of her young life went down as sinks behind the hill. The glory of a setting
star, clear and suddenly still.
Husband
In loving
remembrance of Peachman W. Primm
Born Aug.
28, 1853
Died Nov.
24, 1891
I am the
resurrection of the life, he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live. There=s a beautiful region above the skies And I love to reach
its shore
For I know
I shall find my treasure there
The loved
one gone before
D.P.
Dora Fuller
Primm
our beloved
sister and aunt
Rochester,
NY 1860
Camden, AL
1936
AAsleep in
Jesus@
Isaac C.
Fuller
Born April
26, 1812
Died April
1, 1898
An honest
man, God's noblest work
In loving
memory of Margaret M.
Wife of
Isaac C. Fuller
Born Dec.
22, 1836
Died March
23, 1904
Blessed are
the pure in heart for they shall see God.
Ida Alford
Carleton
Wife of A.C.
Carleton
March 25,
1884
January 16,
1968
A.C.
Carleton
Husband of
Ida A. Carleton
October 14,
1884
Dec. 6,
1938
Julia
Fuller Alford
Our beloved
wife and mother
Dec. 22,
1863
Aug. 1,
1939
"Asleep
in Jesus"
"Gone
but not forgotten"
Walter R.
Alford
Our
precious husband and father
March 30,
1859
February 2,
1938
"Asleep
in Jesus"
"Gone
but not forgotten"
Husband
In loving
remembrance of John Thomas Lyles
Born Oct.
2, 1882
Died Dec.
23, 1908
How great
the loss when one so loved is taken
David
William Strother
Sept. 22,
1875
January 7,
1939
Peace to
his slumbering spirit and a memory to his worth
Gray
McWilliams Strother
Born March
23, 1887
Died Nov.
29, 1918
Although he
sleeps, his memory doth live
Frank H.
Miller
Born Jan.
10, 1860
Died Mar.
23, 1899
Ages 39
years, 2 mos. 13 ds.
Him that
cometh unto Me, I will in no wise cast out. John 6:37
Sacred to
the memory of Wm. Gradon
Son of G.D.
and E.V. Miller
Born Jan
12, 1865
Died June
2, 1888
Gone before
us O our brother
To the
spirit land
Vainly look
we for another
In thy
place to stand
Unmarked
Dr. Alex
Reed
Was born
near Winchester, Virginia 1784
Emigrated
to Ohio 1798
Married
1805
Joined the
Presbyterian Church 1808
Removed to
South Carolina 1827
To Alabama
1832
Died on the
28th Sept. 1834
Age 50
years, 6 months, 3 days
He left a
wife and two sons in Ala, and a daughter in Missouri
Joe Hicks
Strother, Jr.
Jan. 20,
1920
Jan. 6,
1968
Euginia
Strother
Daughter of
Joe Hicks Strother and Sallie Raines
June 6,
1915
Nov. 13,
1982
"Resting"
Sallie
Raines
Wife of Joe
Hicks Strother
1894-1946
Joe Hicks
Strother
1879-1943
William
Purnell Strother
Aug. 5,
1922 - Dec. 12, 1928
Annie
Eugene Strother
Wife of G.
L. Wilkinson
Sept. 9,
1882
April 26,
1923
Having
finished life's duty, she now sweetly rests.
Maggie
Alford Hybart
Aug. 25,
1886
May 23,
1971
William L.
Hybart
Alabama
CPL US Army
World War I
Sept 5,
1894 - March 26, 1967
Julia
Sadler Hybart
Our
precious darling
Daughter of
Maggie A. and Louis Hybart
April 1,
1927
July 18,
1938
Jesus Loves
Me
Infant
Daughter of Maggie and Louis Hybart
September
27, 1922
Dadie
Harwood
Wife of
C.F. Primm
Jan. 18,
1878
July 10,
1916
Asleep in
Jesus
Sacred to
the memory of J.A. Harwood
Born in
Charles City Co., Va.
Nov. 28,
1838
Died at
Pine Hill, Ala.
Nov. 1,
1894
Asleep in
Jesus
Unmarked
Mary
Williams Pharr
Sept. 19,
1878
In Scotland
June 28,
1932
At
Pensacola, Fla.
Mable Edna
Williams
Dec. 1,
1908
At Camden,
Ala.
Dec. 16,
1918
At Camden,
Ala.
James G.
Williams
Dec. 14,
1870
At Mobile,
Ala.
May 20,
1911
At Camden,
Ala.
Elizabeth
Jane
Daughter of
J. H. and L.R. Williams
Born Mar.
8, 1907
Died June
24, 1907
Margaret
Elizabeth
Daughter of
C.D. and C.M. Powers
Sept. 2,
1922
Sept. 24,
1922
Alexander
Ross Williams
Oct. 29,
1906
June 15,
1935
Elizabeth
R. Williams
1880 - 1950
Joseph H.
Williams
1868 - 1952
James
Edward Thomas
July 2,
1902
Feb. 17,
1977
Myrtle
Autrey Thomas
July 19,
1913
____
Leland
Jones Autrey
Jan. 6,
1881
Nov. 10,
1958
Bertha
Gunter Autrey
April 21,
1895
March 11,
1973
Alonzo Ted
LOFTIN
Nov. 14,
1939
Dec. 26,
1997
Unmarked
Emma Louise
Kircharr Jernigan
April 12,
1928
July 29,
1971
A beautiful
mother, the sweetest wife, Gone from this world to a better life.
Devoted
husband and father
Lovely
Kircharr
May 14,
1906
Mar. 15,
1984
Devoted
wife and mother
Lavonia
Hayles Kircharr
Jan. 31,
1909
Aug. 15,
1985
Earl Dailey
Nov. 19,
1928
Cushman
Laidley Quarrier
Sept. 19,
1896
Jan. 25,
1959
Maggie
Williams Quarrier
Dec. 8,
1898
June 10,
1980
Unmarked
Unmarked
Unmarked
Clarence
Smith
Born Sept.
24, 1898
Died Feb.
3, 1980
An honest
man is the noblest work of God.
Percy Smith
Sept. 2,
1893
Dec. 21,
1965
Ella
Spurlin Smith
Aug. 1,
1900
Aug. 14,
1973
Percy Smith
Born ___28,
1859
Died Dec.
6, 1922
Kathryn
Moore Jonakin
April 8,
1947
July 18,
1999
A sweet,
sweet spirit
Malcolm W.
Smith
Born June
18, 1858
Died Nov.
11, 1928
An honest
man is the noblest work of God.
Anna
Marshall
Wife of
Malcolm W. Smith
Born June
4, 1867
Died Sept.
6, 1939
Louise
Malone Finlay
November
24, 1891
December
29, 1963
Malcolm
White Smith
June 24,
1891
March 28,
1964